Improvement in churns



W. H. STERNS.

UH'URNS.

No. 194,936. P,a tented" Sept.4,1877.

INVENTOR:

ATTORNEYS.

N-PETERS, PHOTO-LITHOGRAPHER, WASHINGTON, D. C.

To all whom it may concern:

of Humboldt, in the county of Richardson and State of Nebraska, have invented a'new and useful Improvement in Ohurning Apparatus, of which the following is a specification:

churning apparatus. of the same taken through the line cm, Fig. 1.

sponding parts.

improved churning apparatus which shall be so constructed that the milk may be thrown into violent agitation, so as tobring the butter in a very short time by the movement of the churn-body, and which shall be simple in construction, eifective in operation, and not liable to get out of order.

constructed as hereinafter described, to adapt it to receive the operating mechanism; in the combination of the bars and hooks with the frame, and with the platform upon which the churn-body stands; in the combination of the bars, the pivot, and the crank with the driving-gearing, and with the platform that carries the churn-body; in the combination of the pivoted bars and the swinging bar with the frame, and the platform upon which the churn-body stands; and in the combination of the pins with the base-frame, and with the platform upon which the churn-body stands, as hereinafter fully described.

consists of a central bar having a cross-bar attached to each end.

which are placed at right angles with each other, so as to form a square, as shown in Fig. 1.

bent outward at angles of forty-five degrees, (45 and are curved downward and attached to the ends of the cross-bars of the base-frame A. The adjacent curved parts of each two bars B are parallel with each other throughout their whole extent.

is attached a cross-bar, G, to which are at- U IT D [S ATE Y 1 wrnnrmyr H. srnnns, 0 HUMB LDT, NEBRASKA,

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Specification forming part of LettersPatent No. 194,936, dated September 4,1877; application filed J nly 30,

Be it known that I, WILLIAM H. STERNS,

Figure 1 is a top view of my improved Fig. 2 is a cross-section Similar letters of reference indicate corre- The object of this invention is to furnish an The invention consists in the frame-work,

A is the base-frame of the machine, which B are four iron bars, the middle parts of The bars B at their points of meeting are To the middle parts of two opposite bars B tached standards D, in the upper ends of crank, F.

which revolves the shaft E, to the outer end,

of which is attached, or. upon it is formed, 81

To the inn mesh into the teeth of the small bevel-gear wheel H.

The journal of the bevel-gear wheel. Hpasses down through the center of the cross-bar O, and to its lower endis attached a short crank, I, which is slotted to receive a pivot, J, attached to the bars K L at their point of meet- K is a U-bar, the ends of which are attached to the side edges of the platform M, near its front edge. L is a half U-bar, the lower end of which is attached to the center of the rear edge of the platform M. By this construction the forward part of the machine is left free, so that the churn-body N can be conveniently put in and taken out.

In the center of the platform M is formed a circular recess to receive the bottom of the churn-body N, which is secured in place by catches, buttons, or other convenient means, so that the said platform may carry the said churn-body with it in its movements. To the corners of the platform M are attached hooks O, to receive rings or eyes attached to or formed upon the lower ends of the rods or bars P, the upper ends of which are provided with rings or eyes to receive hooks Q attached to the bars B. With this construction the bars P support the platform M securely, and in such a way as not to interfere with the movements given to it by the crank I.

To the forward part of the lower side of the platform M, near its corners, are pivoted the forward ends of two bars, R, the rear ends of which are pivoted to the lower edge of the bar S. The bar S is pivoted at the upper corners of its ends to lugs attached to the bars B. The swinging bar S and the pivoted bars R- thus control the movements of the platform M. The movements of the platform M are further controlled by the pin T attached to the center of the center-bar of the base-frame A, and around which moves a pin, U, attached to the center of the platform M.

The pivot J ,and the journal of bevel-gear H is encircled by ring V to control the cener end of the shaft E is attached a large bevel-gear wheel, Gr, theteeth of which trifug te feh rndy N, bars K II, and platform M.

The pin T and pin U are encircled by ring W, to control the centrifugal force of churnbody N, bars K L, and platform M.

Having thus eser-ibed. my in ention-,1 e aiml l e omb nat on. of th bars B and hooks O Q with the frame B and with the platform M upon which the churn-body N stands, substantially as herein shown and described.

The combi a ion. ef the ba s. K L, the P ot. J. n t e r nk I; with e drivi g.- 1 gearing F E G H and with the platform M i that carrie t e. c u nody N, ub ta ial y as, herein Shown and described;

4;. The combination of the pivoted bars R and the swinging bar S with the, frame B and the platform M upon which the churn-body N stands, substantially as herein shown and described.

5 .'The. (3pmbination of the pins T U with the base-frame A and the platform M upon which the churn-body N stands, substantially as; herein shown and described.

6. The combination of ring V with pivot J and the journal of bevel-gear H, substantially a herein. shown and. described- The combination of pin T and pin U with ring W, substantially as herein shown and described.

W. H. HAY, L.v M. STEBNS. 

